Nerlinger v. Riley

Full title: Frederick M. NERLINGER, Appellant, v. William H. RILEY and WHR…

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Date published: May 23, 2014

137 So. 3d 1153 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2014)

Opinion

No. 3D13–1099.

2014-05-23

Frederick M. NERLINGER, Appellant, v. William H. RILEY and WHR Investigations, Inc., Appellees.

An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami–Dade County, Peter R. Lopez, Judge. Frederick M. Nerlinger, in proper person. Diaz, Reus & Targ, LLP, and Michael Diaz, Jr., Chad S. Purdie, and Paola Sanchez Torres, for appellees.

PER CURIAM.

An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami–Dade County, Peter R. Lopez, Judge.
Frederick M. Nerlinger, in proper person. Diaz, Reus & Targ, LLP, and Michael Diaz, Jr., Chad S. Purdie, and Paola Sanchez Torres, for appellees.
Before WELLS, SUAREZ, and LOGUE, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

Affirmed. See Watson v. Peskoe, 407 So.2d 954, 956 (Fla. 3d DCA 1981) (citation omitted) (“Whether to impose the sanction of dismissal is within the sound discretion of the trial court[,]” and will be justified where there is a “deliberate and contumacious disregard of the court's authority”).